Caryl Frankl, 80

Published: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 12:00 a.m.

She was a native of New York and one of nine children. She had lived in Hendersonville since 1980. Among her many interests were opera and classical music, cooking, knitting and gardening. An avid traveler, she traveled widely with her late husband, Gunther, who died in 1996, and with Hendersonville-based Globetreks. She was also a supporter of many local charities, including public radio station WCQS in Asheville. Before living in Hendersonville, she was a resident of West Nyack, N.Y.

She was also devoted to her family, which, in addition to her late husband, included her son, Ron Frankl of Elmhurst, N.Y.; her daughter, Linda Frankl of Asheville; son-in-law, Chip Kaufmann of Asheville; two grandchildren, Max and Clara Kaufmann; and seven siblings, all of whom survive her.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Four Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, P.O. Box 395, Hendersonville, N.C. 28793 or WCQS-FM, 73 Broadway, Asheville, N.C. 28801.

Asheville Area Alternative Funeral & Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.

<p>Caryl Frankl, 80, of Red Oak Drive, Hendersonville, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2005, in her home.</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output --><p>She was a native of New York and one of nine children. She had lived in Hendersonville since 1980. Among her many interests were opera and classical music, cooking, knitting and gardening. An avid traveler, she traveled widely with her late husband, Gunther, who died in 1996, and with Hendersonville-based Globetreks. She was also a supporter of many local charities, including public radio station WCQS in Asheville. Before living in Hendersonville, she was a resident of West Nyack, N.Y.</p><p>She was also devoted to her family, which, in addition to her late husband, included her son, Ron Frankl of Elmhurst, N.Y.; her daughter, Linda Frankl of Asheville; son-in-law, Chip Kaufmann of Asheville; two grandchildren, Max and Clara Kaufmann; and seven siblings, all of whom survive her.</p><p>In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Four Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, P.O. Box 395, Hendersonville, N.C. 28793 or WCQS-FM, 73 Broadway, Asheville, N.C. 28801.</p><p>Asheville Area Alternative Funeral & Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.</p>